New Video... Sort Of

I've got some good news and some bad news. Typically, I give the bad news first. However, the bad news won't make any sense if I give it first, so I'm starting with the good news.

Good News: There will be a special 4th of July video about games with the number 4 in their title.

Bad News: Due to some technical issues, I'll only be able to post that tomorrow. Thank you all for being patient.

And If You Thought The Spanish ShamWow Version Was Bad...

And I Thought He Was Annoying In English

Deals of the Month - July 2009

One of the things I've been thinking about doing for a while now was do a monthly post about deals with Video Games, Anime/Manga, Computers Parts & Software and other cool things. Sort of like what LifeHacker does, except not restricted to tech stuff.

Right now, Borders is having a BIG sale on CDs and DVDs. The DVDs are going on sale for about $7, and the CDs for about $8. I'm going to just talk about the DVDs right now, just because what exactly is on sale.

Basically, the deals for this month are anime:

• First up is Dragon Ball Z: Vageto Saga II - Saiyan Invasion
• Next is Hellsing Volume 1: Impure Souls
• Another good one on sale is Samurai Champloo Volume 1
• If you're into Basketball, then you'll like the famous Slam Dunk series
• I've never watched Air Master, but I've heard some good things about it
• Lastly is the infamous Rozen Maiden anime
  

Hawwwhhhhhaaaaa!??!?!?!?

We all know that Hollywood is coming up with a bunch of silly ideas for films, what with the Bazooka Joe (yes, the guy from the gum comics) movie being made. It also appears that it's not just Hollywood that's doing that, as there is currently a Spider-Man Broadway Musical in the works. Yes, you read right and the calendar is not April 1 - this is for real. It appears that Bono and The Edge from U2 are writing all the music for it.

Is it me, or does this sound like a stupid idea? Yeah, I can see Monty Python's Holy Grail and Young Frankenstein, but not Spider-Man. I mean, come on, really? Even it's title (Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark) sounds just plain absurd.

Well, we'll all have to wait until February of next year for this. Until then, I'll just hope there's nothing like this in there:

He's Doing the Big Pitch in the Sky

Yeah, yeah, I know James already did a thing on Billy Mays (and no, James, I'm not trying to show you up or something), but I'd just like to say some things about him too.

I remember back when I was a kid and saw him on TV, and not really knowing his name so I referred to him as "That Shouty Guy". I liked his ads, not really because of the latest thing he was hawking, but more because I just really saw him as a crazy man that talked really loud. So I guess all that (for a lack of a better term, because he says that it's not for him) "shouting" and flashy colors sure caught my attention as a wee one. Heck, a TF2 Dub of one of his Kaboom! ads was the first real post on this blog.

The thing about the stuff he did ads for that set him kinda apart from all the other TV Pitchmen was that the stuff actually were fairly practical, and according to Popular Mechanics, worked more than you'd think they would.

One of the things I'd like to know about his death would be the cause. Some say it was a bumpy airplane flight, others blame Vince Offer (aka, the ShamWow Guy). Either way, he will be missed. One of the things I hear some people are doing as a sort of tribute to him is wearing a blue shirt like he had, kinda like how mourners wear black arm bands. In fact, I might do that myself if I can find one.

Another Sad Day

Well people, another influential person in media has recently died. The infamous Billy Mays, king of direct-response advertisements was found dead in his house at 7:45 A.M. today. He will be remembered for the (probably) essential products he has pitched us, as well as the excellent show Pitchmen. Something seems amiss, though. I find it odd how two influential men, both 50 died within a few days. Just thinking

Now to finish with a tribute: